Acts 20:16

16Had decidedκεκρίκειforγὰρὁPaulΠαῦλοςto sail byπαραπλεῦσαιτὴνEphesusἜφεσον,so thatὅπωςnotμὴit might come uponγένηταιto himαὐτῷto spend timeχρονοτριβῆσαιinἐντῇAsiaἈσίᾳ,he was hastenedἔσπευδενforγὰρifεἰpossibleδυνατὸνit wasεἴηfor himαὐτῷon theτὴνdayἡμέραντῆςof Pentecostπεντηκοστῆςto beγενέσθαιinεἰςJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.

For Paul had decided to sail by Ephesus, so that it might not come upon him to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it was possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

Vocab difficulty

67.5

Rare words

  • παραπλεῦσαι

    παραπλέω

    I sail past (without stopping there).

  • χρονοτριβῆσαι

    χρονοτριβέω

    I waste time, spend time, delay.

  • πεντηκοστῆς

    πεντηκοστή

    Pentecost, a feast of the Jews, the fiftieth day after Passover.